Styptic pencil



June 3, 1930. J. M. SCHNEIDER S'IYPTIC PENCIL Filed April 30, 1929 Invenior Ja/ua jfidn/zzzez'def q By Zane f Attorney I a 1 II/I'll Il /I 1/ J I l /llzlrlzl l l 1 Patented June 3, 1930 UNITED STATES STYP'IIC' Application filed. April 30,

This invention relates to an improved styptic pencil such as is used as an astringent applicator for after shaving purposes and for treating cuts and abrasions on the face.

The usual styptic pencil as now marketedhas certain defects which I regard as most unsatisfactory and unsanitary. IVith these objections in mind, I have evolved and. produced an unusually simple and inexpensive arrangement for overcoming such obj ectionsv in a practical and dependable manner.

My idea consists in the provision of a structure which is characterized by an ornamental bottle constructed to provide a casing or 011-, closure for a styptic pencil which is suspended therein in a pendulous manner, whereby to maintain the pencil clean and dry and otherwise susceptible of more satisfac tory use.

The articular details and their special association and arrangement will become more apparent from the following description and drawings.

In the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference characters are employed to des-v ignate like parts throughout the same;

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the oomplete product of manufacture as made in accordance with the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a central vertical section through the same on a slightly enlarged scale, and

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view, on the line 3'3 of Fig. 2.

In carrying out the invention, I provide an ornamental enclosure in the form of a bottle, generally designated by the reference character 4. This may be of transparent glass or of opaque glass, whichever is desired, and it may be suitably colored for ornate purposes.

The bottle includes an outwardly flared and flat bottom 5, which constitutes a rest, and which serves to support the bottle in an upright position in the medicine chest or wall cabinet. The bottle is shaped to gradually PENCIL 1929. Serial No. 359,260.

taper upwardly and is of a general rectangular cross sectional configuration as indicated at 6. There is a supporting or shoulder forming groove at 7 which merges into a cylindrical neck 8, which neck is threaded to accommodate a metal cap 8" to be screwed on.

A styptic pencil 9 which is of ordinary materials, is connected with and suspended at 7, at the shoulder formed at the upper end of the pencil where the top portion is larger than the shaft of the pencil itself. The grip of the pencil being formed in one molding of the ordinary styptic material.

The pencil as seen in Fig. 2 includes a conical or bevelled inner end portion which rests in ithe correspondingly shaped seat of the nec 7.

Under this arrangement the pencil is suspended in the body portion of the bottle as seen in Fig. 2, where it is rendered dust-proof, moisture-proof, and maintained in good condition for expeditious use.

An article of this construction and arrangement is unique and quite sanitary. It is therefore regarded as a commercial practical contribution to the art. It is thought, however, that the construction and features and advantages will be quite clear to persons skilled in the art to which the invention relates, for which reason a more lengthy description is regarded unnecessary.

Minor changes'in the shape, size, and rearrangement of details, coming within the field of invention claimed may be resorted to in actual practice if desired.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is 1. A holder for a styptic pencil comprising a transparent receptacle having an elon: gated chamber, in which the pencil is adapted to be wholly inserted and housing an integrally formed inwardly directed annular rib adjacent one end of the chamber for separating the latter into separate communicating compartments for. connecting the head PATE T OF. I CE iff and shaft respectively of the pencil, said ribprovidin an annular seat for the head of the penci 2. A holder for a styptic pencil comprising a transparent receptacle having an elongated chamber, in which the pencil is adapted to be Wholly inserted and comprising a transparent receptacle in one end of the chamber for providing separate compartments for receiving the head and shaft of the pencil respectively, said shoulder providing a seat for the head of the pencil for supporting the latter in a pendulous manner within the re ceptacle, and a cap closing the said head re ceiving compartment of the receptacle.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

JOHN M. SCHNEIDER. 

